"Third child, today an old friend who came from Taiyuan City brought a piece of news, the imperial court has ordered an increase in new salaries because of the war in Liaodong, except for a few barbarian settlements such as Guizhou, the country has an additional salary of three cents and five millimeters per mu of land."

Hearing that Li Hongyu mentioned the rebellion of the Jurchens in Liaodong, Old Man Zhao's brows furrowed, and he said to Zhao Deyi with a serious expression, "In your opinion, when will the official army be able to exterminate those Jurchens?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Deyi suddenly fell silent when he heard this, and he couldn't answer Old Man Zhao's question for a while.

He has been in Liaodong for many years, and he is well aware of the situation in Liaodong, although the Jurchens are limited in number, they are the same as the Mongols in those years, young and middle-aged men can fight and are fierce and abnormal, it can be said that all the people are soldiers, which brought great pressure to the Ming army in Liaodong.

Otherwise, the Jurchens would not have established the Later Jin regime in Liaodong, and blatantly committed rebellion, and they still had a lot of advantages over the Ming army in Liaodong.

Therefore, it is not easy for the Ming army to exterminate the Jurchens in Liaodong, and once the two sides form a stalemate and fall into a protracted war, then the military needs of the Ming Dynasty are a lot of money.

Compared with the Ming army, the soldiers of the Jurchens were ordinary people, and they were soldiers in wartime and for the people in their leisure time, and they didn't need any logistical support at all, and they could go south to the Ming army's controlled area to loot if they lacked things, which was enough to spend with the Ming army in Liaodong.

The reason why Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle fought for many years and failed to eliminate the remnants of the Mongol Yuan, that is, the later Mongol Tatar and Warat tribes, was because the Mongols fought if they could fight, and ran away if they couldn't, and the Ming army made a comeback as soon as they withdrew, and they couldn't eliminate them at all.

The situation of the Jurchens was the same as that of the Mongols, if the Ming army really wanted to concentrate superior forces to fight them, they would definitely flee without a trace, and it was useless for the Ming army to ask for the territory of the Jurchens, which made the strategy of the Ming army in Liaodong only choose to be on the defensive, so as to reduce military spending as much as possible.

Therefore, the stalemate between the Ming army and the Jurchens in the battlefield of Liaodong was inevitable, so that the Ming Dynasty would have to prepare military expenses for the Ming army in Liaodong and increase the amount of money to the people.

On the surface, the land of Daming is vast and has a population of tens of thousands, and it is easy to increase some taxes to support an army against the Jurchens in Liaodong.

But in fact, the target of the Ming Dynasty's levy this time was not all the land in the country, and the land of the common people at the bottom of the society would be taxed, while the land of the royal family, the land of the gentry, the land of officials and the land of military households did not need to be taxed.

According to the "New Regulations on Preferential Exemption" issued by the imperial court in the 38th year of Wanli, students are exempted from 80 mu of land, while those who are not raised can be exempted from 1,200 mu of land.

Therefore, once the imperial court collects salaries, it will be the ordinary people at the bottom of the society who are unlucky.

As for the wealthy merchants who did not have the privilege of exemption, they had long tried to collude with the people in the yamen to exempt themselves from paying the land tax, so that the officials of the household department usually did not count them when calculating the tax.

Taking the Zhao family as an example, more than half of the land under its name does not need to be paid because of the relationship between the government and the government, after all, the servants in the yamen also have to eat, and officials at all levels can also fall into the benefits, who is full of food to break this unspoken rule.

Therefore, at this time, Zhao Deyi finally understood Li Hongyu's worries, once those ordinary people who were originally living in poverty were overwhelmed by the new salaries levied by the imperial court, then the local turmoil would inevitably occur, and then trigger a series of bad chain reactions.

This is also why Li Hongyu said that "the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed in the anthill", Daming is naturally not afraid of a small Houjin, but if there is a problem within Daming, then the Jurchens may take advantage of the weakness.

In fact, in history, the Jurchens took advantage of the civil strife of the Ming Dynasty to take away the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop, and Li Hongyu naturally knew everything about it, so he had to take precautions and make arrangements as soon as possible.

"Grandpa, are you saying that the imperial court wants the people of the world to share the new salary in Liaodong according to the number of acres of land?" Li Hongyu broke the silence of the scene and looked at Old Man Zhao in surprise.

Although he knew that there were "three major salaries" that exacerbated the fall of the Ming Dynasty at the end of the Ming Dynasty, namely Liao, Suppression and Lian, he was not clear about the specific situation, and now he was taken aback after listening to the words of Old Man Zhao.

"The official document of the imperial court's levy has arrived at the governor's yamen, and it is estimated that it will be issued to the state capitals in a few days, and the people will definitely complain at that time!" Old Man Zhao shook his head when he heard this, and replied a little helplessly.

"Since Taizu, the Ming Dynasty has always been different from the north and the south, the south is rich and the north is poor, so the tax in the south is higher than that in the north, and this customization is undoubtedly in line with the people of the north and the south."

Li Hongyu's brows immediately furrowed when he heard this, and he looked at Old Man Zhao with a serious expression and said, "Now that Liaodong's new salary is evenly distributed according to the number of acres of fertile land in the world, it is undoubtedly a heavier pressure on the people in the north. ”

"Moreover, the southeast region is prosperous in commerce, the area is narrow, the population is dense, the per capita land is small, there are other sources of income, and the burden is lighter if it is apportioned according to the acre; However, Shaanxi, Henan, and other southern regions are dominated by agriculture, with a vast territory and a relatively small population, so there is more land per capita, and the burden of apportionment according to the acres of land is heavy. ”

As he spoke, Li Hongyu's face became more and more gloomy, and he said worriedly, "As soon as this head opens, the consequences are unimaginable!" ”

For example, the per capita land in the northern region is 10 mu, while the per capita land in the southern region is 5 mu, which means that the people in the north have to pay twice as much as the people in the south, and agriculture is the main means of livelihood for the people in the north, which is equivalent to relying on the fields to eat, so life will undoubtedly be greatly impacted.

"Are you saying that if the war in Liaodong continues like this, it will cause civil unrest in Shanxi and Henan?" Old Man Zhao understood what Li Hongyu meant, frowned and said, according to what Li Hongyu said, it is not impossible to do this.

"Grandpa, Emperor Taizu set the tax principle of 'using the wealth of the southeast to unify the northwest of the country' at the beginning of the founding of the country, and implemented different tax policies in the south and the north, the purpose of which is for the peace of the people in the whole territory of the Ming Dynasty."

Li Hongyu bowed slightly when he heard this, and then sighed and said, "Now that the principle of separate taxes between the north and the south has been broken, it is bound that the life of the people in the north will be more difficult, and once they fall into a desperate situation, they can do anything." ”

Of course, the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty was not only due to the collection of the three major salaries, but this is indeed the most important reason.

"This court is also true, don't they know that the practice of equal endowment is inappropriate?" Zhao Deyi could naturally realize the seriousness of the situation, and couldn't help frowning and said, he was surprised that the imperial court would formulate such an unreasonable and unorthodox tax policy.

Old Man Zhao looked at Li Hongyu when he heard this, and wanted to know how Li Hongyu thought about the formulation of the salary.

"Most of the officials who occupy high positions above the temple are from the south, and their relationship with the local forces in the south is complicated, so it is natural to favor the people in the south in the matter of salary increases."

Li Hongyu smiled bitterly when he saw this, and said helplessly, "Such a levy of new salaries is tantamount to drinking to quench thirst, it seems that those southern officials have taken advantage, in fact, the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty are one, and if something happens to one party, it will definitely harm the other." ”

And it is true, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the people in the north were cornered, and they rose up one after another to create a rebellion against the Ming Dynasty, and finally the war burned to the south, especially in the southeast, with deaths and injuries everywhere, and it was unbearable.

"Li Jieyuan, what are your plans?" After listening to Li Hongyu's words, Old Man Zhao couldn't help but bow slightly, it seems that although Li Hongyu is young but has a long-term vision, he is indeed a rare talent, and then asked, "I don't know how we can help you." ”

"Grandpa, I want my father-in-law to continue the trade in the north."

Li Hongyu heard that a subtle smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, it seems that the old man Zhao is really powerful, and he immediately realized the crisis after being reminded by himself, so he said with a serious expression after a deep groan, "Sooner or later, the Jurchens will become a big disaster for the Ming Dynasty, and the so-called knowing oneself and knowing that the other side can survive a hundred battles, so I hope that my father-in-law can become the guest of honor of the Jurchens." ”

Hearing this, Master Zhao's brows suddenly wrinkled, since he had decided to hand over the Fuxiang to Zhao Dexiao, then the important northern border trade was naturally in charge of Zhao Dexiao, and Zhao Deyi was indeed not easy to interfere again.

Zhao Deyi looked at Li Hongyu with some surprise, he never imagined that Li Hongyu began to calculate the Jurchens in Liaodong at a young age, and he was quite puzzled that Li Hongyu attached so much importance to those Jurchens.

You must know that the current Jurchens are not enough to pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty, at most they will harass the towns in Liaodong, after all, the strength of the two sides is very different, and the Jurchens will at most jump a few times in Liaodong.

"Grandpa, since my father's death, our Li family's three-room business has been declining, I want my father-in-law to help me take charge of the Li family's three-room business, I don't know if grandpa can agree."

Li Hongyi also had an understanding of the infighting on the Fuxiang, and knew that Zhao Deyi was forced to leave the power core of the Fuxiang, so when he saw that the old man Zhao was embarrassed, he said quietly, ready to pull Zhao Deyi to his side, and he would be relieved if Zhao Deyi was in charge of the Li family's business.

"Third child, what do you think?" Old Man Zhao groaned for a moment when he heard this, and looked up at Zhao Deyi, maybe this is a good choice, which not only gives Zhao Deyi a chance to "atone for his sins", but also gives full play to Zhao Deyi's talent, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"Dad, my son is willing, and I hope that my father will be successful."

Zhao Deyi did not hesitate at all, and replied solemnly after bowing his hand to Old Man Zhao, since he had left the power core of the Fuxiang and Zhao Xin also had a home, then in the future, he would naturally focus on Zhao Xin's future life and go all out to help his son-in-law.

"Okay, that's it!"

Old man Zhao suddenly showed a look of disappointment on his face when he heard this, and then nodded and said, feeling an inexplicable pain in his heart, how much he hoped that Zhao Deyi could hesitate, you must know that Zhao Deyi is his favorite and important son, so he left the Zhao family.

"Dad, I have one condition, I hope you can promise your son." Zhao Deyi naturally knew what Old Man Zhao was thinking at this time, but what other choice could he have now? After sighing in his heart, he said to Old Man Zhao with a serious expression.